Head to head
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage vs The Kroger Co.
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: NGVC · KR
NGVC
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
30.04+0.67%
1-year price shape — -21% over the period
Quant Rating D · 48/100
vs
KR
The Kroger Co.
59.25+1.44%
1-year price shape — -9% over the period
Quant Rating D · 31/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage edges it on the scoreable measures. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has the highest Quant Rating (48); Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage trades cheapest on trailing earnings; Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage earns the most per share.
| NGVC | KR | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Grocery Stores | Grocery Stores |
| Last price | 30.04 | 59.25 |
| Change today | +0.67% | +1.44% |
| 1-year return | -21.5% | -9.4% |
| Market cap | $692.30M | $35.31B |
| 52-week range | 23.09 – 40.19 | 53.78 – 75.66 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 14.65 | 32.03 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 37th | 79th |
| P/B | 2.89 | 5.99 |
| Dividend yield | 1.90% | 2.36% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 2.00 | 1.54 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $46.09M | $917.84M |
| Revenue (TTM) | $1.34B | $149.33B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +1.8% | +2.0% |
| Gross margin | 29.6% | 23.1% |
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 1.4% |
| Net margin | 3.5% | 0.7% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $22.24M | $2.38B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 60.3% | 90.7% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 31 buy / 19 sell | 25 buy / 21 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 4.0% | 5.0% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% buy (2) | 53% buy / 47% hold (15) |
| Analyst price target | $38 (+25%) | $68 (+15%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (48) | D (31) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 4,250 | 403,000 |
| Founded | 1955 | 1883 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.